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INmP OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK HEALTH & PUBLIC SAFETY Committee Members Present: Other Council Present: Others Present: Agenda: NOVEMBER 28, 2016 3:45 P.M. John Voorde, Oliver Davis, Karen White, Jo Broden Dr. David Varner, Randy Kelly, Tim Scott, Regina Williams- Preston Kareemah Fowler, Joseph Molnar, Michael Passavoir, Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Adriana Rodriguez Bill No. 70 -16 – Chronic Nuisance Amendments Committee Chair John Voorde called the meeting to order with one (1) item on the agenda. Bill No. 70 -16 –Chronic Nuisance Amendments Councilmember Tim Scott, with offices on the 4th Floor of the County -City Building, served as presenter and petitioner of this bill. He stated that the chronic nuisance ordinance was working quite well. He explained that after a review of the ordinance, which has been in place since 2013, Councilmember Scott and his team wanted to make some language changes. Scalability for larger complexes like Indian Springs, Hurwich Farms, and Irish Hills needed to be addressed differently by the ordinance. Councilmember Scott stated, We wanted to be fair and equitable across the board with people. He explained that, for example, Irish Hills has two (2) parcels, so its buildings are divided up among those parcels. A single home's limit is five (5) in sixty (60) days. Larger complexes of fifty (50) people or more have a limit of twelve (12) for their entire complex. He stated, Let's look at it per parcel. Within Indian Springs, Hurwich Farms, all these different ones, how their land is broken up—there's different parcels. So what we were looking at is if you have one (1) parcel, per parcel you might have hotspots and calls. Councilmember Scott cited Miami Hills, where there was a specific part of the complex that had issues while other parts did not. He explained that the amendment would change the nuisance call limit thusly: complexes with one (1) parcel are allowed twelve (12) violations; two (2) parcels are limited to twenty -four (24) violations; three (3) parcels are limited to thirty-six (36). Councilmember Scott stated, I think it's a good compromise. He explained that when the ordinance was formed, he and his team looked at almost forty (40) different ordinances around 455 County-City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard • South Bend, Indiana 46601 Phone 574 - 235 -9221 • Fax 574 - 235 -9173 • TDD 574- 235 -5567 • www.SouthBendfN.gov JENNIFER M. COFFMAN ALKEYNA M. ALDRIDGE JOSEPH R. MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/ CHIEF OF STAFF DEPUTY/ DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK